Maria Christina Roman Garcia

Maria Christina Roman Garcia, of South San Francisco, passed away May 13, 2021 at the age of 79. She was born April 7, 1943 in the Philippines as the only child of Federico Delfin Garcia and Rosario Rivera Roman. While in the Philippines she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of East Manilla Philippines. She moved to the United States in March of 1973 with her three young boys. She raised her boys in Kansas while working as a sheet metal mechanic at Gates Learjet and a Manufacturing Engineer at Boeing. She later relocated to California in 1988 and worked as a Manufacturing Engineer Planner at Northrop Corporation and eventually a recruiter/networker, customer service agent, and duty officer for Prime Flight for the past 20 yrs. Her career in the aircraft industry spans almost 40 years. Christina is known to her many friends and co-workers as Chrissy, Christy or mommy. She enjoyed traveling, shopping, and she loved to work. She was a big fan of the Golden State Warriors, SF 49er’s, & SF Giants.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Crizarlo Delfin Garcia (4/14/2021), half siblings on her mother’s side Wilhelmina Nazaiena, Ededina Pascua, Marco Polo Enriquez, & Prencesita Schulte and on her father’s side Federico Garcia Jr.

She is survived by her sons Carlos (Jena) Garcia, Burlington, KS & Cerlito (Carolyn) Garcia, Torrance, CA; an honorary son, Steven Palenko, Grand Lake, OK; grandchildren Cartelina Garcia (Crizarlo’s daughter), Leland, NC; Chelsea Garcia, Lenexa, KS; Cobe Garcia, Burlington, KS; Cayden Garcia & Cierra Garcia, both of Torrance, CA; half siblings; Geraldino Enriquez, Rene Enriquez, Elvira Garcia, Edward Garcia, C. Aurora Mapa & Ondet Klatzman; and many nieces and nephews and numerous friends.

Services will be held Thursday, May 20th 1-5pm at Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home – 1000 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014. Burial to be conducted at a later date in Rose Hill, KS